Job description:

• Full-time position (40 h/week)
• Starting date: 05/07/2020
• Fix term contract for 3 years (6 months trial period)
• Salary: up to 35.000 € /year (gross pay) depending on qualification

Tasks:

• Laboratory research on degradation and effects of biopolymers in the environment using aquatic experimental models
• Laboratory research on effects of polymers and plastic additives on model aquatic organisms at molecular level (gene expression, omics).
• Preparation of manuscripts and reports
• Dissemination activities: assistance to international congresses, popular science.

Requirements:

• PhD in biology, environmental sciences or alike
• Experience in biodegradation tests, preferably in aquatic environment (e.g. ISO-14851, ISO-16221)
• Excellent knowledge on molecular techniques applied to environmental sciences (electrophoresis, qPCR, enzyme activities, ELISA, omics).
• Fluent English speaker
• Capability to conduct animal testing according to EU regulations (Directive 2010/63/EU, Orden ECC/566/2015).

Applications

Applicants are invited to send in the following documents: cover letter, CV, contact details, contact details of two references. Applications must be sent to beatriz.noya.marino@uvigo.es, indicating in the e-mail subject the reference: ‘GLAUKOS-Ecotox PostDoc Position’.

Maximum total size of attached documents: 5 MB.

Deadline: June 15^th 2020

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